Ask HN: Fun project ideas to make $10?
My friend and I are having a friendly contest to see who can build a project/webaite/app that makes $10 first.
So I'm looking for fun projects or cool frameworks/stacks to experiment with .
So I'm looking for fun projects or cool frameworks/stacks to experiment with .
Even on very small purchases, like $3 phone cases, people are willing to pay 2-3x the price to be able to get them quickly from someone shipping from inside the US. While it's not _highly_ profitable after fees, I think you could automate and outsource most / all of the work.
Not sure if this totally aligns with what you and your friend are doing, but just an idea I've been wanting to try lately.
>All commercial imports of food products require the filing of Prior Notice with FDA, and foreign manufacturers and/or distributers of food products must register with the FDA before their goods may be admitted.
You can see the rest here: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/337/~/importing...
>Imports of tea, coffee, and spices are subject to review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their admissibility is determined by the FDA.
So it would still have to go through the FDA. It may not be as stringent as something like meat but it still has to get approval.
Also, you don't need to be a distributor to fall under this, you just need to be importing it for commercial use. That means if you are buying a box to sell or just the leaves to sell, both would fall under these rules.
I think there's some interesting detail in optimizing against the market for how much higher cost and shorter delivery time people value, kind of like a convenience store.